Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 7,500 | — |
| 1800 | 6,691 | −10.8% |
| 1806 | 6,976 | +4.3% |
| 1821 | 6,837 | −2.0% |
| 1831 | 8,400 | +22.9% |
| 1836 | 8,230 | −2.0% |
| 1841 | 9,406 | +14.3% |
| 1846 | 9,809 | +4.3% |
| 1851 | 10,098 | +2.9% |
| 1856 | 8,199 | −18.8% |
| 1861 | 10,090 | +23.1% |
| 1866 | 10,268 | +1.8% |
| 1872 | 10,365 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 12,139 | +17.1% |
| 1881 | 12,623 | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 13,677 | +8.3% |
| 1891 | 14,129 | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 14,625 | +3.5% |
| 1901 | 15,434 | +5.5% |
| 1906 | 15,288 | −0.9% |
| 1911 | 16,262 | +6.4% |
| 1921 | 18,904 | +16.2% |
| 1926 | 19,402 | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 19,125 | −1.4% |
| 1936 | 20,254 | +5.9% |
| 1946 | 17,401 | −14.1% |
| 1954 | 21,931 | +26.0% |
| 1962 | 25,078 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 26,316 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 27,914 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 26,682 | −4.4% |
| 1990 | 26,490 | −0.7% |
| 1999 | 26,241 | −0.9% |
| 2008 | 26,175 | −0.3% |
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